Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 8, to delete lines 29 to 41 and substitute the following: “foregoing such guidelines shall include—

(a) guidance concerning the use and incorporation of qualitative, environmental, social, human rights and equality considerations in the preparation of the procurement procedure of such contracts,

(b) examples, for contracting authorities, of qualitative, environmental, social, human rights and equality considerations that may arise in such procurement, and

(c) examples of regulations, national strategic policies, legal obligations, EU directives and international commitments that might be considered or reflected in the preparation or design of procurement procedure or contracts. (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of any guidelines issued under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable.

(3) Contracting authorities shall consider any guidelines issued under subsection (1).

(4) For the purposes of the Public Authority Contracts Regulations, a contracting authority shall include within a report to which Regulation 84 of those Regulations relates a record of their consideration and application of guidelines issued under subsection (1).”.